LGBTQ MENTAL HEALTH - Research Citations

Historical Research

AAPI Women Lead. “The Impact of COVID-19 on AAPI Communities.” 2021.

https://aapiwomenlead.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AAPI-Women-Lead-COVID19-Impact-Report.pdf.

Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA). “Cultural Competency Resources.” n.d.

https://aapaonline.org/cultural-competency-resources/.

Asian Pacific Islander Health Forum. “Mental Health Resources for API Communities.” n.d.

https://apihf.org/mental-health-resources-for-api-communities/.

California Assembly Bill 2119. “California Legislative Information.” 2016.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billText?bill_id=201520160AB2119.

Christian Concern,"6 Reasons Christians Don’t Support ‘Pride’," November 23, 2018.

https://christianconcern.com/resource/6-reasons-christians-dont-support-pride/.

Eve Tushnet, "Building Catholic Futures: A New Initiative to Support LGBTQ Catholics,"

America Magazine, June 26, 2023, https://americamagazine.org/faith/2023/06/26/lgbt-catholic-resources-245546.

Eng, David L., and Shinhee Han. "A Dialogue on Racial Melancholia." The Psychoanalytic

Review 86, no. 4 (1999): 639-648.

Falconer, Rebecca "Southern Baptists Expel Church Over LGBTQ Inclusion." NPR. June 14,

2022. https://www.axios.com/2021/02/24/southern-baptists-expel-churches-lgbtq.

HRC Foundation. "Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church." Accessed

October 27, 2024. https://www.hrc.org/resources/roman-catholic-churchs-views-on-lgbtq-issues.

Jourian, T.J. "Highlighting Queer Asian History During APIDA Heritage Month." BestColleges,

updated May 23, 2022. https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/queer-asian-history-during-aapi-month/.

Lee, Sung, and Wong Yuen. “Intersecting Identities and Mental Health Among APIDA LGBTQ+

Communities.” Journal of Asian American Studies 24, no. 2 (2021): 120-134.

Mental Health America. “Stigma of Mental Health.” n.d.

https://www.mhanational.org/stigma-mental-health.

Michael Schuenemeyer, “Faith and Mental Health: Creating Safe Spaces,” United Church of

Christ, 2020, https://www.ucc.org/faith_and_mental_health_creating_safe_spaces.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Health of Lesbian, Gay,

Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum. “Funding for Asian American Communities

Report.” 2018. https://www.napawf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Final-Report-Funding-for-AAPI-Communities-2018.pdf.

National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). “About Us.” n.d.

https://www.nqapia.org/about/.

National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). Invisible Americans: The Mental

Health Crisis Among LGBTQ Asian American Youth. Accessed

National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). "National Queer Asian Pacific

Islander Alliance." Accessed October 27, 2024. https://www.nqapia.org/.

Okazaki, Sumie. "Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health." In The Oxford Handbook

of Asian American Psychology, edited by Frederick T.L. Leong, 245-262. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.

Reddy, Chandan. Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. New York: New York University

Press, 2021.

Ruiz, Neil G., Carolyne Im, and Ziyao Tian. "Asian Americans and Discrimination during the

COVID-19 Pandemic." Pew Research Center, November 30, 2023. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2023/11/30/asian-americans-and-discrimination-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/.

Sueyoshi, Amy, and Stan Yogi.

“Seen and Unseen: Queering JA History before 1945.” In Seen and Unseen. J-Sei, 2020. https://history.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Student-8-A-Brief-Queer-History-of-Asian-Americans.pdf.

The Trevor Project. 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People.

Accessed October 27, 2024. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2024/suicide-by-race.

Wiggins, Christopher. "It Gets Better Project Changes Name amid Challenging Landscape for

LGBTQ+ Youth (Exclusive)." The Advocate, January 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. EST. https://www.advocate.com/news/it-gets-better-project-name.

Social Analysis

Family Acceptance Project. 2009. "Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT

Young Adults."https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/family-acceptance-lgbt-adolescents-protects-against-depression-substance-abuse-and-suicidal.

Gee, Buck, and Denise Peck. 2018. "Asian Americans Are the Least Likely Group in the U.S. to

Be Promoted to Management." https://www.harvardbusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2018_05_asian-americans-are-the-least-likely-group-in-the-u-s-to-be-promoted-to-management.pdf.

Grant, Jaime M., Lisa A. Mottet, Justin Tanis, Jack Harrison, Jody L. Herman, and Mara

Keisling. 2011. "Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey." https://www.thetaskforce.org/resources/injustice-every-turn-report-national-transgender-discrimination-survey/.

Human Rights Campaign. 2023. "2023 LGBTQ+ Youth Report."

https://reports.hrc.org/2023-lgbtq-youth-report.

Lewis, Casey. "A Christian View of Social Justice." Christianity Matters, October 10, 2016.

https://christianitymatters.com/2016/10/10/a-christian-view-of-social-justice/.

National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). n.d. "About Us."

https://www.nqapia.org/.

Pew Research Center. 2020. "The Global Divide on Homosexuality Persists."

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/.

Pew Research Center. 2021. "Religious Landscape Study: Views About Homosexuality."

https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/database/views-about-homosexuality/.

Rawls, John. 1971. A Theory of Justice. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Ryan, Caitlin, David Huebner, Rafael M. Diaz, and Jorge Sanchez. 2009. "Family Rejection as a

Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults." Pediatrics 123 (1): 346–352. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/123/1/346/71912/Family-Rejection-as-a-Predictor-of-Negative-Health.

Sears, Brad, Christy Mallory, and Naomi G. Goldberg. 2021. "Workplace Discrimination Against

LGBT People: Evidence from the 2019 and 2020 General Social Survey." https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Workplace-Discrimination-Sep-2021.pdf.

The Trevor Project. 2022. "Trauma and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ Youth."

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/trauma-and-suicide-risk-among-lgbtq-youth-july-2022/.

Williams Institute. 2019. "Public Opinion on Religious Exemptions and Discrimination Against

LGBT People." https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/public-opinion-religious-exempt/.

Williams Institute. 2021. "LGBT People in the U.S. Not Fully Protected from Discrimination in

29 States." https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-workplace-discrimination/.

Catholic Social Teaching

The Holy Bible. Genesis 1:27, Mark 12:31, Luke 5:31-32, John 8:1-11, Colossians 3:23-24 (New

Revised Standard Version).

Pope Leo XIII. Rerum Novarum: On the Condition of the Working Class. 1891. Accessed February 16, 2025.

https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html.

Pope Francis. Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel). 2013. Accessed February 16, 2025.

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html.

Pope Francis. Fratelli Tutti (All Brothers). 2020. Accessed February 16, 2025.

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A

Call to Political Responsibility. Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2020. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/forming-consciences-faithful-citizenship.

U.S. Bishops' Committee on Marriage and Family. Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to

Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers. Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1997. Accessed March 7, 2025. https://www.usccb.org/resources/Always%20Our%20Children.pdf.

Page updated

Report abuse